Waldren Joseph
Waldren "Frog" Joseph (born September 12, 1918 in New Orleans ; † September 19, 2004 ibid) was an American trombonist of New Orleans jazz .
Life
Joseph came from a musical family and, after surviving polio that left him with a stiff leg, played the piano, drums, and eventually the trombone as a teenager. He had his first job as a teenager on the excursion steamer SS Madison on Lake Pontchartrain , where he played either piano, bass and trombone. He then played in local bands and dance halls before touring the southern states as far as Cuba with Joe Robichaux for several years in the late 1930s . Then he was in the Big Band of Sidney Desvigne in New Orleans and in the Territory Band of Clarence Love .
Joseph played with various rhythm and blues musicians such as Lee Allen , Big Joe Turner , Earl King , Smiley Lewis and Dave Bartholomew and in popular New Orleans jazz bands such as Albert "Papa" French , Paul Barbarin and Louis Cottrell junior . Most recently he played in the Original Camelia Band of British trumpeter Clive Wilson .
He is the father of the jazz musician Kirk Joseph ( sousaphone ) and the trombonist Charles Joseph.
Web links
- Porcupine Caribou Joseph at Discogs (English)
- Obituary by Peter Vacher in 2004 in The Guardian
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joseph, Waldren |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joseph, Frog (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American trombonist of New Orleans jazz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 19, 2004 |
| Place of death | New Orleans |